#megaherbivores — Public Fediverse posts
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20-Aug-2026
Scarce emergence of new species drove the decline of African #megaherbivores
A study involving the MNCN-CSIC reconstructs the evolution of #Africa’s large #herbivores over 23 million years using more than 3,000 fossil records -
Madagascar: #GiantTortoises have returned 600 years after they were wiped out https://theconversation.com/madagascar-giant-tortoises-have-returned-600-years-after-they-were-wiped-out-221615
"A six-year-old project to return giant #tortoises to the wild in #Madagascar could result in thousands of the 350kg #megaherbivores re-populating the island for the first time in 600 years. The first group of Aldabra giant tortoises (Aldabrachelys gigantea) were brought in from the #Seychelles in 2018, and have been reproducing on their own since."
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#Bison #contribute to increasing #biodiversity in a manner #unique among #megaherbivores . They engage in wallowing to a degree not observed in other megaherbivores. Bison wallow more than what’s needed to control parasites affecting their fur & skin. Extensive wallowing by such large & powerful animals creates depressions that augment #habitat #diversity & form #MoistureCatch basins in what otherwise would be flat, dry #prairie
